The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-18
TEE DYING JUasKRxAUE
TIE Great 9ss Hes Had his nsyATceiies
Hiredte nrns the Car Once Drawn by Dew
otees-rhe Spread ot hamnedssisua.

grvu the London standard
The announcement that the once famous
festival Of Juggernant has 30 declined In pop
10 h Coles to S Us ca q
the extent to which the destructive solvent Of
Mssern thought y being applied to O. E pesrn
.".properties, and The Rath Ja.tra a les.
no oEsl dety the nSoo ss
hl9dostan pilerims locked 70 share IL 4
once year from the Temple In order to battle
the gods in the cool water n the tank .
sesd she vast
Thousands rushed to seize the cables. and 80
eager were the volunteers for this holy service
struggled with each other to obtain a hold
upon the ropes, To use the language OF an old
paimy days they are so greedy and 't eager 70
draw Il that whatsoever, BY shouldering, crowd
ing, showing hes s thrnstng or 10 any In
Scy hensed app Ana
whom !! Is going along the city there are many
idol. and desperately lie down on the ground
that ne shai"t whtsls s may rnn oyer them
are DESTROYED: and think to merit heaven"
At even later date martyrs to Juggernaut.
were not infreGuent When Francis buchanan
was In pooree early In this century. he de.
ssrea s oa. re- Of se sss Ii ss s
eiances which the fanatics bestowed on the
nounced himself ready to become sacrifice to
the idol. No one daring or caring to prevent
H III tRs hs .hs Jwes e @
Forward fhe mutitade passed S' around f him.
to death by the wheels Of the ponderous s,ruc-
ture. Then wild cry OF praise Was raised,
ii6ation Of spoutins blood the devotees threw
cowries and pieces Of money on the body OF
the victim In APPRECIATION of the holy deed BY
which he had won immortality In the Hindoo
Walhala.
It is. therefore. suggestive Of strange revo-
are victims lacking. but that instead OF thou
sands struggling for the honor Of n place at
the drag abons a. 50 any
people es Lord II The Sssn
tie god 0ssa has been 1 the " @ane
I!beEatsy offered ap 70 Il, The lidsous, idS,
very Oldest Of, Old Indians 10 recall.
Admitting that the number Of deyotees ms
grim shi psIaod the prophecy that q third viii
be wrecked before the, year Is, Quilt is gnde-
Wes Which Il to the psss
town-peoDle Of Pooree IL likely to vanish be-
fore many years elapse. Sometimes poor de-
priests with Indian hemp or opium, will
wildly throw himself In front Of the wheels,
though he Is usually dragged out by the police.
who have orders to prevent any attempts at
suicide. Saddest abasement Of all. from the
standpoint OF Brahminism. It happened
q few years ago. for the first time In history.
that. to the horror and chagrin Of the priests.
Ct p0oree While the pilsFims pcksd On in i'm
though q subsequent famine has been at
tributed to. their sacrilegious carelessness.
However, the result has been. that, though
worshippers still come to Pooree. they. Just ~
frequently prefer to save themselves the trou.
bic Of hauling the gods. and. as has happened
on the present occasion. the priests, afraid Of
the idols v aseT the so have
the Job I for stipulated number Of
still. The poor die for want Of food, OF
disease, and OF lack OF proper accomoda-
ton. Bnt there ia no longer any need for
interfering. for the wrong will soon right Itself
by JagRannath ceasing to - draw" Tho East.
We fear. Is alrsady grown lax in its religious
circular ticket to the holy plaGes inildel ship
tourist contractor escorts the faithful over the
forty miles between Mecca and the sea. The
Egyptian dervishes are becoming extremely
ohary about making pavement Of their per-
sons for the Saadeeyeh Sheyk to ride over. and
now that the Indian exchequer is bemeaning
trade" and coolies have to be hired to drag the
car. we seem long way from the time when
Job Charnock. factor at Fort William. was con-
verted to HindOoism. or when Gen. Stewart en-
gagged Brahmin to perform daily worship
among the idols In his bungalow.